doublewasp - I promise I'm not making it up. I'm thinking of one particular take off from Kristiansand and maybe some luggage wasn't stowed very well - but I clearly remember several items clattering down during the take off roll.
It was actually quite an interesting flight. Sunday departure with only about 5 pax and solid IMC all the way to Alborg - it was fascinating to watch the ice build up around the engines and then whip away in the slipstream. The pilot gave a short talk about the aircrafts history in about 5 different languages, which I thought was pretty cool.
While we were on the ground at Alborg a stunningly beautiful FA sat opposite me and asked if she could practice her English on me
She told me that SAS didn't want to get rid of the Convairs because of their low operating costs on the thin routes and that all the crew who flew them belonged to a special 'club'. I think she said it was called the Gooney Bird Club (although I do know that was the nickname for the DC 3).